A huge crack that opened up in Kenya recently has indicated the beginnings of a new continental split.
The Hollywood actor's unsuccessful attempts to woo the female android have been featured in a new video.
A new paper has put forward the suggestion that the clouds of Venus could be a habitat for microbial life.
The discovery raises new questions about the formation of galaxies and the nature of dark matter.
Palaeontologists have unearthed the well-preserved remains of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex in Montana.
A company in Germany has developed an impressive spider-like robot that has a unique way of getting around.
A woman complaining of back pain was found to have a broken epidural needle lodged in her spine.
Scientists have come up with three mathematical equations to explain the sound of a cracked knuckle.
The grave is believed to be the final resting place of Captain 'Black Sam' Bellamy's 100-strong crew.
The accidental find highlights just how much there is still left to learn about the workings of the human body.
The upcoming launch of the ground-breaking new space telescope has now been pushed back to 2020.
One of the largest wildcats ever seen anywhere in the world has been caught on camera in Aberdeenshire.
Scientists at Cambridge University have been working on an emotive human-like robot known as Charles.
Salt particles, he argues, would reflect more of the Sun's rays back in to space and help to reduce global warming.
If you think you are having a bad day, spare a thought for this unfortunate metro commuter in Istanbul.
Fossil hunters have discovered the skull of a huge prehistoric lion that roamed Africa 200,000 years ago.
Ski resorts in several countries were left looking like the surface of Mars after a recent fall of orange-tinged snow.
This new real-time graphics demo shows off an eerily ultra-realistic computer-generated Andy Serkis.
An old photo of what is thought to be the house's original foundation has been discovered in a local archive.
The Pentagon has been working on a new non-lethal weapon that can make people hear voices and sounds.